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fas·ten
(făs′ən)v. fas·tened, fas·ten·ing, fas·tens
v.tr.
1. To attach firmly to something else, as by pinning or nailing.
2.
a. To make fast or secure: fastened the children into their car seats.
b. To close or connect securely, as with a lock or other device: was unable to fasten the bulging suitcase.
3. To fix or direct steadily: fastened her gaze on the stranger.
4. To place; attribute: fastened the blame on the weather.
5. To impose (oneself) without welcome.
v.intr.
1.
a. To become attached, fixed, or joined: barnacles that had fastened to the ship's bottom.
b. To close or join in a particular manner: tent flaps that fasten with a zipper; a shirt that fastens down the front.
2.
a. To focus one's sight or attention on something: fasten on a notion.
b. To select something by close attention: "By April he had fastened on the site where he would erect his grand city" (Charles Officer).
Synonyms: fasten, anchor, fix, moor1, secure
These verbs mean to cause to remain firmly in position or place: fastened the cabinet to the wall with screws; anchored the pull-up bar to the door frame; fixed the flagpole in concrete; will moor the rowboat at the dock; secured the door with a heavy bolt.
These verbs mean to cause to remain firmly in position or place: fastened the cabinet to the wall with screws; anchored the pull-up bar to the door frame; fixed the flagpole in concrete; will moor the rowboat at the dock; secured the door with a heavy bolt.
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fasten
(ˈfɑːsən)vb
1. to make or become fast or secure
2. to make or become attached or joined
3. to close or become closed by fixing firmly in place, locking, etc
4. (tr; foll by in or up) to enclose or imprison
5. (usually foll by: on) to cause (blame, a nickname, etc) to be attached (to); place (on) or impute (to)
6. (usually foll by: on or upon) to direct or be directed in a concentrated way; fix: he fastened his gaze on the girl.
7. (usually foll by: on) take firm hold (of)
[Old English fæstnian; related to Old Norse fastna to pledge, Old High German fastinōn to make fast; see fast1]
ˈfastener n
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fas•ten
(ˈfæs ən, ˈfɑ sən)v.t.
1. to attach securely in place.
2. to make secure, as a door with a lock, bolt, etc.
3. to attach or connect.
4. to direct (the eyes, thoughts, etc.) intently.
v.i. 5. to become fast, fixed, or firm.
6. to close securely; lock.
7. to take a firm hold; seize (usu. fol. by on or upon): to fasten on an idea.
8. to concentrate (usu. fol. by on or upon): His gaze fastened on the jewels.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English fæstnian]
fas′ten•er, n.
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fasten
Past participle: fastened
Gerund: fastening
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| Verb | 1. |  fasten - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line" latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" garter - fasten with or as if with a garter chain - fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees" picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat" rope up - attach to one another, for safety; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent" attach - cause to be attached cramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood" cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line" moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat" spike - secure with spikes crank - fasten with a crank noose - secure with a noose chock - secure with chocks brad - fasten with brads bight - fasten with a bight belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" velcro - fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt" stay - fasten with stays clinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched" clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall" lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" hasp - secure or lock with a hasp tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" string - string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package" hook - fasten with a hook belt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" cement - bind or join with or as if with cement grout - bind with grout; "grout the bathtub" staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress" pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" deposit, stick, wedge, lodge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat" wire - fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" coapt - fit tightly and fasten joggle - fasten or join with a joggle joint - fasten with a joint toggle - fasten with, or as if with, a toggle unfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt" |
| 2. |  fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"glue - be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her" attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" stick - fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" stick - fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" unfasten - become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened" | |
| 3. | fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" attach - cause to be attached | |
| 4. |  fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" frap - take up the slack of; "frap a rope" screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" |
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fasten
verb
3. fix, join, link, connect, grip, attach, anchor, affix, make firm, make fast Use screws to fasten the shelf to the wall.
4. concentrate, focus, fix Her thoughts fastened on one event.
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fasten
verb4. To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible:
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Translations
يُثْبِت
připevnitpřipoutatsoustředitupnoutzavřít
fæstnespænde
rögzít
festa, binda, spenna
締める
įsmeigtisegtukassegtuvas
nostiprinātpiestiprinātpievērst
pritrditi
fasten
[ˈfɑːsn]A. VT
fasten down VT + ADV [+ envelope, blind etc] → cerrar
fasten on
A. VT + ADV (= tie) → atar
B. VT + PREP
see fasten upon
see fasten upon
C. VI + PREP
see fasten upon
see fasten upon
fasten on to VI + PREP → agarrarse de, pegarse a (fig) → fijarse en
he fastened on to me at once → se fijó en mí en seguida; (as companion) → se me pegó en seguida
to fasten on to a pretext → echar mano or valerse de un pretexto
he fastened on to me at once → se fijó en mí en seguida; (as companion) → se me pegó en seguida
to fasten on to a pretext → echar mano or valerse de un pretexto
fasten up
A. VT + ADV [+ clothing] → abrochar
B. VI + ADV it fastens up in front → se abrocha por delante
fasten upon fasten on
A. VT + PREP [+ gaze] → fijar en
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fasten
[ˈfɑːsən] vt [+ button, safety pin] → fermer; [+ strap, seat belt] → attacher; [+ coat] → fermer
to fasten sth to sth → attacher qch à qch
to fasten sth in place → fixer qch
to fasten sth to sth → attacher qch à qch
to fasten sth in place → fixer qch
vi [coat, jacket] → se fermer; [strap, buckle] → s'attacher
to fasten at the front (gen) → se fermer sur le devant; (with buttons) → se boutonner sur le devant
to fasten at the back (gen) → se fermer dans le dos; (with buttons) → se boutonner dans le dos front-fastening bra
to fasten at the front (gen) → se fermer sur le devant; (with buttons) → se boutonner sur le devant
to fasten at the back (gen) → se fermer dans le dos; (with buttons) → se boutonner dans le dos front-fastening bra
fasten on
fasten upon vt fus [person] [+ idea] → se cramponner à
[eyes] → se fixer sur
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fasten
vt
(= attach) → festmachen, befestigen (→ to, onto an +dat); (= do up) parcel etc → zuschnüren; buttons, buckle, dress etc → zumachen; (= tighten) screw etc → anziehen; (= lock) door → (ab)schließen; to fasten one’s seat belt → sich anschnallen; to fasten two things together → zwei Dinge zusammenmachen (inf) → or aneinander befestigen
(fig) thoughts, attention → zuwenden (on sb jdm); to fasten the blame on somebody → die Schuld auf jdn schieben, jdm die Schuld in die Schuhe schieben (inf); to fasten one’s hopes on somebody/something → seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen; to fasten one’s eyes on somebody/something → die Augen or den Blick auf jdn/etw heften
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fasten
[ˈfɑːsn]1. vt (with rope, string) → legare; (with nail) → inchiodare; (secure, belt, dress, seat belt) → allacciare; (door, box, window) → chiudere; (attach) → attaccare, fissare
to fasten the blame/responsibility (for sth) on sb (fig) → dare la colpa/addossare la responsabilità (di qc) a qn
to fasten the blame/responsibility (for sth) on sb (fig) → dare la colpa/addossare la responsabilità (di qc) a qn
2. vi (door) → chiudersi; (dress) → allacciarsi, abbottonarsi
fasten on vt + adv → fissare
fasten up vt + adv (clothing, coat) → allacciare, abbottonare
fasten (up)on vi + prep (idea) → cogliere al volo; (excuse) → ricorrere a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fasten
(ˈfaːsn) verb to fix or join (together). Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.
ˈfastener noun something that fastens things (together). a zip-fastener.
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fasten
v. sujetar; amarrar; abrochar; abotonar.
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